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Coco for Doughnuts!

Yesterday’s travels brought me to Manhattan (are you shocked?) to John Jay School of Criminal Justice to meet with one of my best college friends with a couple of my best. I went to my hopeful future school to see one of my undergraduate professors give a lecture on his career in forensic mental health. It was awesome!

Before that, however, the weather squashed my friends and I’s plan of walking around Central Park, casually food truckin’. Instead, we traveled to the Upper West Side to eat at this little place called Jekyll & Hyde. The entire experience was awesome, starting from the moment we sat down and the waiter telling us that we had to push on library walls to find the bathroom. The gargoyle was without a doubt my favorite thing. He definitely made fun of everyone in the room, so I beg, if you don’t have a sense of humor, don’t go. The food is a bit pricey and they charge you a $3 entertainment fee and it’s cash only, so be warned. The bar upstairs wasn’t open, but we got a tour from one of the waitstaff. I got scared a few times, my friend, Laura, got exorcised, and Emily got a new set of eyes. I would recommend Jekyll & Hyde for the experience alone.

We had some time to kill before the lecture. Within five minutes we were standing in front of Doughnut Plant. It had been on my foodie list for a while and I’m so glad I got to finally go. They even liked my photo on Instagram… I actually might feel famous.

My “famous” Photo! (A girl can dream, right?)

My friends got the buttered pretzel chocolate doughnut. I ate half of Emily’s like the true garbage disposal that I am. I chose the Coco Loco, a doughnut filled with sweet pineapple and glazed with coconut milk and topped with baked coconut flakes. I figured it might be just a bit too sweet for my liking…until I bit into it. Perfect. The pineapple filling was just sweet enough. My teeth didn’t hurt after, and while a bit messy, the filling wasn’t runny where it was dripping everywhere. The doughnut was fluffy and light and had the perfect texture. Probably the best doughnut place I’ve been to. They are what doughnut places should aspire to be. I’ll be honest if I try a better one, but so far, compared to Donut Man in Cali, this one for sure takes the cake… or the dough.

Fluffy and Perfect

Coco Loco.

Pro Tip: They seem to run out of flavors very quickly- by the time I ordered and finished my doughnut, about 15 people had come in asking for a PB&J one. If you’re looking for it, go early. I was happy with my choice, but peanut butter is bae, so I can see how everyone and their mother would be looking for that.